Scheduled Monument: Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church (1021061)

Details The monument includes a medieval cross which is located opposite the west door of the Parish and Priory Church of St George, Dunster. It is Listed Grade II. The remains of the original 15th century or earlier cross structure are three circuclar base steps, a socket stone, and the stump of a shaft. The base steps are constructed from uniformly sized stone blocks laid out in a circular plan with each step decreasing in size. The lowest step is 0.1m high, 0.3m deep, and 3.6m in diameter and the highest is 0.15m high, 0.55m deep and is surmounted by an octagonal socket stone 0.45m high with mouldings on its upper part; the remaining 0.5m of rounded shaft is set into it. The cross stands in the churchyard of the church, which can trace its history back to at least 1090. This church acted as both the parish and as the priory church serving the nearby Benedictine priory some surviving remains of which are located in the area to the north of the church. The parish church still retains the title `Parish and Priory church of St George'. Selected Sources Book Reference - Author: Pooley, C - Title: Old Stone Crosses of Somerset - Date: 1877 - Page References: 154 - Type: DESC TEXT - Description: Dunster Article Reference - Author: Freeman, E A - Title: Dunster Priory Church - Date: 1855 - Journal Title: Proceedings Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society - Volume: 6, no 2 - Page References: 1-16 - Type: DESC TEXT